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Player Focus: Roque Santa Cruz and the Altering Perception of Stoke City

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Jul 5 2013 10:30
Player Focus: Roque Santa Cruz and the Altering Perception of Stoke City When Felipe Santana netted a controversial winner for Borussia Dortmund in their 3-2 Champions League win over Malaga in April, it saw Los Boquerones’ European adventure end until the 2014/15 season, at the earliest, having been banned from Europe as a result of their increasing levels of debt...
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Player Focus: An Alternative Look at Europe's Most Creative Players

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Jul 4 2013 17:33
Player Focus: An Alternative Look at Europe's Most Creative Players It's fair to say that when you think of Europe's most creative players your mind tends to wander towards Spain's plethora of midfield talent. Indeed, in Europe's top 5 leagues last season it was Man City's David Silva who picked up the most key passes per game (3.3) and Barcelona's Andres Iniesta wh...
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Player Focus: Why Isco is Set for Greatness at Real Madrid

by David Cartlidge at Wednesday, Jul 3 2013 12:33
Player Focus: Why Isco is Set for Greatness at Real Madrid It’s no surprise that at 21-year old Isco finds himself at one of the best clubs in the world. His career trajectory thus far has been rapid and at Real Madrid, any ceiling that may stop him has been removed. A startling performance last season against Zenit St Petersburg in his first ever Cha...
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Player Focus: Is There Better Value for Money than Cavani?

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Jul 2 2013 16:21
Player Focus: Is There Better Value for Money than Cavani? Edinson Cavani's brace against Italy in the third place play-off of the Confederations Cup served as a reminder of what the Uruguayan can do, having also netted in the semi-final showdown with Brazil.Since then it has been reported that Chelsea have had a bid in the region of £43m rejected for...
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Player Focus: Why Lars Bender Is High On Arsenal's Wishlist

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jul 2 2013 13:15
Player Focus: Why Lars Bender Is High On Arsenal's Wishlist Arsenal have money to spend this summer, of that there is no doubt. Gonzalo Higuaín, Wayne Rooney and even Fernando Torres have been linked with a move to North London as Arsene Wenger looks to unload his transfer ‘war chest’ on the unsuspecting footballing world, with the board keen to stress that...
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Player Focus: Why A Dortmund Deal Suits Aubameyang

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Jul 1 2013 17:22
Player Focus: Why A Dortmund Deal Suits Aubameyang Rarely has such a proportion of the European football media's interest revolved around the comings and goings in Ligue 1, but with moneybags PSG and now Monaco willing to splash some ridiculous cash to secure success, in the short term at least, many an eye has been cast towards France's top flight ...
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Player Focus: Neymar - The Best of the Confederations Cup

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Jul 1 2013 14:45
Player Focus: Neymar - The Best of the Confederations Cup When Barcelona confirmed the arrival of Brazil international Neymar, it brought to an end a transfer saga that, it can be argued, had duly run its course. The biggest - and richest - teams in world football had taken a shine to the former Santos star, with the likes of Real Madrid, Manchester City, ...
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Player Focus: Is There Anyone Out There Quite Like Leighton Baines?

by Martin Laurence at Saturday, Jun 29 2013 10:15
Player Focus: Is There Anyone Out There Quite Like Leighton Baines? The role of the modern day full back has become increasingly important, with the ball often recycled out to the right and left sided defenders more often than any other position. Nowadays their capabilities in attack are often as important as their solidity at the back, and there are few that have s...
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Player Focus: De Rossi Back to his Best in the Confederations Cup

by James Horncastle at Friday, Jun 28 2013 15:45
Player Focus: De Rossi Back to his Best in the Confederations Cup Thursday night in Fortaleza was bittersweet for Daniele De Rossi. By firing a spot-kick beyond Iker Casillas in a shootout, he achieved a measure of closure. Remember he was one of the players who missed when Italy’s Euro 2008 quarter-final against Spain went to penalties. Never one to hide, D...
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Player Focus: Carlos Tévez - The Top Signing Juve Have Been Waiting For

by Adam Digby at Friday, Jun 28 2013 10:02
Player Focus: Carlos Tévez - The Top Signing Juve Have Been Waiting For Just over sixty years ago, Juventus owner Gianni Agnelli decided his side needed an injection of attacking quality and twice broke the world transfer record to bring two foreign stars to Turin. One was a quiet and unassuming giant, the other a fiery Argentine with a questionable temperament, but as ...
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